Sunday 25th of October~Sunday 1st of November at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China

Semi-Final 1: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v David Gilbert

So now it's down to 4 players left in the tournament and the business end of it, and our first Semi-Final is one that most likely most couldn't have predicted at the start of the week. Thailand's Thepchaiya-Nooh managed to beat favourite Mark Allen in the previous round, whilst David Gilbert also managed to surprise with a win over Marco Fu, both players having won their respective matches 6-5.

They have only met once in professional play, and that was a Q School event which Gilbert won, so this is effectively their first proper meeting. Both will be very nervous as expected, but who shall manage that better and earn their first ranking event Final?

Both players playing an attacking game and this is why we have seen many unforced errors so far. Especially from Thepchaiya, who has been very lucky in three occasions, but took advantage from it only once.